KATY - Marcel Commons, a shopping center located at 25750 Westheimer Pkwy., will add 40,000 sf of retail space during Phase 1 and a 25,000-sf, two-story office building during Phase 2.

Construction on Phase 1 will begin in early December. The Marcel Group is developing the project.

“About 70 percent of the retail space is already preleased,” said Vernon M. Veldekens, CEO of The Marcel Group. There are 12 total preleased tenants ranging from 1,500 sf up to 8,000 sf.

Retail restaurant tenants include Bean Around the World, the Breakfast Place and Jimmy John’s Gourmet Sandwiches. “There’s a whole group of small retail businesses,” said Veldekens, “a typical neighborhood retail center.”

A 25,000-sf, two-story office building is planned for Phase 2. Construction will probably begin in late spring, or early summer of 2015.